break loose
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Definition
- Verb (intransitive):
- To escape from confinement or control: To get free from a place of restriction, such as a prison, cage, or a person's grasp.
- To be released suddenly and with force; to erupt violently: To emerge or burst forth, often with great energy, noise, or intensity, like an emotion or a natural event.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (escape):
- The dog managed to break loose from its leash and ran into the park.
- Several prisoners attempted to break loose during the night.
- Verb (erupt violently):
- Protesters broke loose and began marching through the streets.
- A loud cheer broke loose from the crowd when the goal was scored.
Advanced Usage
- "to break loose from [something]": Emphasizes the source of confinement or control being escaped.
- The country sought to break loose from the empire's influence.
- She finally broke loose from the toxic relationship.
Variants and Related Words
- Breakout (n): An escape, especially from prison.
- There was a major prison breakout last night.
- Loose (adj): Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; free from restraint.
- A loose screw.
Synonyms
- Escape: To get free.
- Get away: To escape.
- Burst forth: To emerge suddenly.
- Erupt: To explode or burst out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Break away: To leave or escape from a group, often to form a new one.
- Several members broke away to form their own party.
- Break out: To escape from a place (especially prison) or for something like war or disease to start suddenly.
- He broke out of jail. Fighting broke out in the city.
Related Idioms
- All hell broke loose: A situation suddenly became very noisy, violent, or chaotic.
- When the verdict was announced, all hell broke loose in the courtroom.
- Cut loose: To start enjoying oneself freely or to separate from something.
- After the exams, we went downtown to cut loose.
Verb
- run away from confinement
- The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
- be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
- His anger exploded